Ludhiana, Punjab Business Information Directory

Ludhiana April 13The PAU police registered a case against a man for sexually harassing his 14-year-old daughter. The accused have been identified as Puneet Jain of Gold Link apartments and his relative Amit Jain. The wife of Puneet Jain told the police that in 2018 she along with her daughter and husband lived in Ludhiana. My daughter used to be alone at home and my husband finding her alone at home had sexually harassed her many a times” she added. Since the accused belong to Ludhiana the Pune police shifted the case for further investigation to the Ludhiana police.

Ludhiana April 13The Ludhiana Police registered an abetment to suicide case against a woman after her husband committed suicide. The deceased's father Nawaat told the police that his son got married to Mansi about four years back. After marriage Mansi started fighting with his son and about two years back she left for Ghaziabad and started living with her parents. My son left behind a suicide note in which he held his wife responsible for his death” alleged Nawaat. The suicide note also mentioned the name of Mansi's father Mangal Sena mother Anju and sister Khushi.

Install machinery to record air pollution levels: Residents Residents want that the government should install machinery to record the air pollution levels in those areas which are badly affected. “The authorties concerned should install machinery to record air pollution levels in affected areas on Tajpur Road Chandigarh Road and others. The erring factories causing air pollution should be sealed. The residents alleged that the ash emanating from many dyeing units and other factories had made their lives miserable. There are hundreds of dyeing units and washing units on Tajpur Road and nearby areas.

Tribune News ServiceLudhiana April 9After seven months once again the district saw 438 positive cases in a day. It was on September 15 last year that the same number of people had tested positive and it was the highest single-day spike of 2020. Those who tested positive today include two healthcare workers two cops two pre-operative cases and six teachers. The mass media wing of the Health Department is motivating people to get the Covid vaccination done. He said mass media wing teams go to different areas of the city.

After two matches Ludhiana has 10 points in its kitty. Ludhiana earned seven points including one bonus point in the first match against Fatehgarh Sahib against whom they scored an outright (10-wicket) victory. For Ludhiana Sidhhant Tiwari Om and Gurmehar Singh were the most successful bowlers. Sidhhant grabbed four wickets for 43 runs and Gurmehar captured three wickets after giving away 54 runs. Trailing by 172 runs Mohali faced follow on and were asked to bat again.

Covid-19 cases are rising with every passing day in the Industrial hub. Ludhiana received 568 fresh cases of Covid-19 on Wednesday while 10 deaths have been recorded in the city.

Ludhiana April 9The Dakha police nabbed a Nihang Sikh wanted in a murder case. The accused has been identified as Jaspreet Singh a resident of Ekta Nagar Mullanpur. “Both started exchanging heated arguments and later the Nihang attacked the victim with a sword after which the latter died on the spot. The SHO said today acting on a tip-off a raid was conducted at the suspected hideout of the accused from where he was nabbed. A three-day police remand of the accused was sought from court for his further interrogation.

Ludhiana April 9A city-level technical committee of Ludhiana Smart City Limited has given nod to a project to deal with legacy waste at the MC's main garbage dump. In the first phase around 5 lakh MT of legacy waste will be disposed of. During the meeting the panel gave nod for the installation of legacy waste screening machines and reclamation of land by scientifically processing the MC's existing legacy waste dump site through the process of bioremediation. Huge heaps of legacy waste that looks like hills have come up in past years at the dump site. The MC Commissioner said they had also given approval of financial bid for the C&D waste management plant to be set up at Dhandari Kalan.

Ludhiana April 10The Khanna police arrested two notorious criminals who were planning to commit major bank robberies in Amritsar and Chandigarh. The duo have been identified as Jugraj Singh of Udham Singh Nagar Uttarakhand and Harmanpreet Singh of Rampur in UP. The police also recovered three pistols of .315 bore 13 live cartridges from the accused. Khanna SSP Gursharandeep Singh Grewal said the Khanna police started a special campaign against gangsters and other notorious elements. The SSP said a naka was set up on GT Road in Doraha from where police apprehended two persons Jugraj SIngh and Harmanpreet Singh.

Tribune News ServiceLudhiana April 10The mass media team of the Civil Surgeon's office today met various religious leaders to boost the vaccination drive in the district. Firstly the team members met Maulana Muhammad Usman Rehmani Ludhianvi Naib Shahi Imam Punjab. After meeting the team members Maulana Rehmani assured official to arrange a vaccination camp in the Field Ganj Mosque and to motivate people from the Muslim community to get their vaccination done. The teams also visited Dukhniwaran Sahib Gurudwara Ludhiana where Pritpal Singh president Dukhniwaran Niwaran Management Committee Ludhiana himself got vaccinated. The Health Department can motivate you and provide you services but it is the duty of people to follow the guidelines strictly.

Tribune News ServiceLudhiana April 11Breaking all previous records today 530 persons test positive in a day. This is the highest single-day spike since the outbreak of the virus in the district in March 2020. During the first wave the highest single-day spike was 462 cases on September 17. The positive cases till now have reached 38971 and there are 3434 active cases. Similarly the camps were also organised in all 13 blocks of the district including Ludhiana 1 Ludhiana 2 Jagraon Samrala Dehlon Maloudh Pakhowal Sidhwan Bet Sudhar and Raikot.

Ludhiana April 11A servant along with his accomplices held his employer captive and decamped with cash and valuables worth lakhs from the latter's house. “On Saturday afternoon when I was alone at home three persons barged into the house and held me captive. Afterwards they took Rs 6 lakh in cash gold and diamond ornaments from the safe. Our servant Rajesh helped the three accused in committing the crime. Later he along with the trio fled with the cash and valuables” the complainant said.

Ludhiana: The Youth Red Cross Unit Khalsa College for Women Civil Lines organised a camp pertaining to RT-PCR test for diagnosis of Covid-19 in collaboration with the Urban Community Health Centre Civil Surgeon Complex Ludhiana. Free jab campaign organisedA free vaccination drive was organised at Gujranwala Guru Nanak Khalsa College in order to protect the people from Covid-19. 2-day Covid-19 vaccination campA two-day free Covid-19 vaccination camp was organised at Kamla Lohtia SD College Ludhiana in association with the government. Jain College Students excel in examsStudents of Devki Devi Jain Memorial College for Women brought laurels to the college by performing well in the examination of Diploma Course in Cosmetology. Tamana Gupta scored 94 per cent marks Seerat got 92.5 per cent marks Shivani obtained 87 per cent marks and Preeti got 86.5 per cent marks.

Tribune News ServiceLudhiana April 11A 70-year-old man was made to wear 'garland of shoes' after he accidentally fell on a woman at Gopal Nagar here. The complainant Ajay Kumar of Gopal Nagar told the police that on April 7 his father Khem Chand had gone to attend some function where he consumed liquor. “When he reached near his house an elderly woman aged around 70 was sitting outside her house on a cot. Following this the woman called her relatives and alleged that my father deliberately fell on her”alleged the victim's son. He said the accused then made his father wear a 'garland of shoes' and humiliated.

Anil DattLudhiana April 10Thanks to a century by Tikshan Tangri Ludhiana scored 366 runs in the first innings against Mohali in the match in the ongoing the ongoing Punjab State Inter-District (U-19) Cricket Tournament being played at the GRD Global Education Institute on Hambran Road here today. Batting first after winning the toss Ludhiana were off to a fine start with the opening pair of Tikshan Tangri and Bharat Madhok putting on 120 runs before the latter departed at his individual score of 42. Bhavish Sethi arrived at number three and the duo took the score to 239 as he left after adding 54 runs. He scored 159 runs off 171 balls with the help of 24 hits over the fence and two sixes. For the visitors Harshdeep Singh secured three wickets for 80 runs Aryan Bhatia claimed two wickets for 39 runs.